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On Tuesday, members of of the U.S. National Women's Soccer team, pictured at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, marked Equity Pay Day in a panel discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris. (Fernando Vergara/AP)
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On Equal Pay Day, women are trying to make a dollar out of 83 cents

Equal Pay Day in the U.S. lands on a different day every year, and this year it turns out on average, women "only" had to work 74 extra days into 2022 to catch up to men.

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U.N. says military violence in Myanmar may be ‘crimes against humanity’

More than 12,500 people in Myanmar have been detained, at least 440,000 have been displaced and about 14 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

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How the pandemic has shrunk our worlds

We’re more cautious about people and places after the last 24 months. And for better or worse, some changes we’ve made seem likely to stick.

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A Russian who protested the war on live TV refused to retract her statement in court

The woman burst onto the set of the evening news and told viewers they were being lied to about the war in Ukraine.

3 years ago

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Concerned parents band together, hire private security near Temple University campus

Concerned parents are taking matters into their own hands to make sure students at Temple University are safe.

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An iPhone screen shows a Telegram account of OVD-Info, prominent legal aid group in Russia that tracks political arrests in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
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Telegram is the app of choice in the war in Ukraine despite experts’ privacy concerns

Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war.

3 years ago

Wilmington Brew Works in Delaware is brewing Ukrainian beer to help Pravda's Brew for Ukraine campaign. (6abc)
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Philly-area brewers join global Brew for Ukraine campaign

A craft brewer in Ukraine switched from making beer to making Molotov cocktails. Brewers around the world pick up the slack.

3 years ago

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How some Pennsylvania organizations are responding to the Ukrainian refugee crisis

It's uncertain whether the U.S. will accept Ukrainian refugees. But for some programs and charities in Central Pa., preparations are underway to welcome them with open arms.

3 years ago

A Ukrainian firefighter walks outside a destroyed building after it was hit by artillery shelling in Kyiv
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Russia keeps up attacks in Ukraine as two sides hold talks

Previous discussions, held in person in Belarus, produced no lasting humanitarian routes or agreements to end the fighting.

3 years ago

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Acclaimed journalist, filmmaker Brent Renaud shot and killed in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says the 50-year-old documentary filmmaker died Sunday in Irpin.

3 years ago

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Philly’s rental assistance program marks quarter billion dollar milestone

The $250 million program helped 39,000 in Philly stay in their homes and prevent an eviction to show on their record for future rentals.

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Meet the teens behind a Montco Food Not Bombs group

They cook together every other Thursday, then set up a table in Norristown the following Saturday to distribute free meals and groceries.

3 years ago

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Late-night shooting results in Philadelphia’s 100th homicide of 2022

According to the Action News data journalism team, the homicide rate is now up 8% from last year, which broke a somber record.

3 years ago

Whose Your Landlord CEO Ozo Ezeugwu. (Courtesty of Ozo Ezeugwu)
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$2.1 million raised for student-inspired web platform started in Philly that reviews landlords

Ofo Ezeugwu created ‘Whose Your Landlord’ in 2013 after talking to fellow students about their experiences living in and around the university.

3 years ago

Immigration reform activists wait for President Biden across the street from the Hilton Philadelphia, where he addressed the House Democratic Caucus. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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‘There should not be forgiveness’: immigrant advocates protest ‘false promises’ during Biden visit

Biden’s visit to Philly on Friday drew dozens of protesters, who say the President has broken his promises on immigration reform.

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